SOLOMON O. IYASERE, JR.

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Pomona, CA 91767

909-***-****

kte0f5@r.postjobfree.com

Goal-oriented, highly-motivated masters graduate seeks challenging position in biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry. Robust analytical skills; extensive knowledge of statistical, business, financial, and market analysis, combined with molecular biology.

Attentive to detail; equally effective on independent and collaborative projects. Proficient in genetics laboratory protocols and procedures; MS Office and Project, Adobe Photoshop, MathCad, Matlab, SPSS, STATA, SAS.

Experience

National Science Foundation Research Associate, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA Jun 2010-present

• Conduct technology transfer research for NSF-funded Inter-University Technology Bundling Program

• Analyze corporate problem statements; identify and recruit academic researchers to address corporation’s interests

• Liaise with established international pharmaceutical, chemical, medical device, and mechanical engineering corporations

• Lead team of graduate students to innovate potential academic solutions

Engineering Intern, Department of Engineering, Gilead Sciences, San Dimas, CA Jul-Aug 2009

• Designed equipment obsolescence program for strategic manufacturing equipment to support cGMP

• Analyzed performance records and interviewed international vendors and employees of engineering, quality control, quality assurance, and maintenance to ascertain key factors including likelihood of failure, severity of failure, equivalent substitutes, and expected lifetime

• Devised equation and assigned values to yield predictive outcomes

• Analytics used to decide future multimillion-dollar capital expenditures

Laboratory Assistant, BioGrammatics Inc., Claremont, CA Dec 2008-Jun 2009

• Cultured Pichia Pastoris and E. coli for insertion of commercial genes for production

• Induced promoters to produce proteins of interest at high volume and with limited purification needed

• Evaluated potential sale of recombinant proteins and kits produced through Pichia Pastoris

• Analyzed new markets, showcasing applications in scientific research and consumer products

Education

Master of Bioscience, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA May 2010

Specialized coursework: project management, organizational behavior, business strategy, bioethics biostatistics, finance, market research, bioprocess engineering, medical devices, entrepreneurship, cGMP

BA, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA May 2008

Specialized coursework: statistics, multivariable calculus, linear algebra, biochemistry, genetics

Project Management

Project Manager, Team Masters Project, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA Sep 2009-May 2010

• Led multi-functional team in designing device to perform microfluidics PCR for DuPont’s Pioneer division

• Operated under corporate contract to develop novel method to improve technology

• Achieved smooth and seamless device design within the constraints of quality, scope, time, and cost

Team Leader, Applied Entrepreneurship, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA Oct 2009-Mar 2010

• Consulted for City of Hope Cancer Research Center in Duarte, CA

• Designed business plan and elevator speech to implement new pyrophosphorylation-activated polymerization

genetic sequencing technology

• Led and coordinated team in market research, financial analysis, business plan design

• Selected to present final business plan to audience of current and former venture capitalists

Community Service

Sexual Assault Victims Advocate, Project Sister Family Services, Pomona, CA Sep 2009-present

• Provide sexual assault hotline crisis counseling; accompany and support victims interacting with social service agencies

Crisis Management Volunteer, LeRoy Haynes Center: Programs for Development of Children, LaVerne, CA Sep 2009-present

• Mentor at-risk boys coping with difficult circumstances; offer counseling, foster hope in challenging environment

References immediately available upon request

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